The Israeli cabinet agreed on Sunday to submit a controversial law to the Knesset (parliament) despite opposition from members of the government coalition, Israeli media have reported. The proposed law was introduced by extreme right-wing […]
Jewish settlers on Monday attempted to torch a Palestinian house in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Imad Abu Shamsiya, the founder of Human Rights Defenders, […]
The African Union convening in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, unanimously adopted a decision on Sunday to suspend the decision granting Israel observer status, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to press reports, […]
Jewish settlers on Friday intentionally polluted the water of a spring in the West Bank village of Qaryout, north of Nablus, Anadolu Agency reported. “The settlers raided the area, broke the lock of the water […]
By Mahmoud Nasser Confined inside the highly militarized borders of besieged Gaza, Palestinian fishermen flock to the sea just like everyone else so that they may, though momentarily feel somewhat liberated and free. Here, beachgoers […]
By Ron Forthofer Israel is greatly concerned about the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) effort that seeks to end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and to pressure Israel to comply with international […]
Palestinian academic Shahd Abusalama said that the Sheffield Hallam University has decided on Thursday not to launch an investigation into her, The New Arab reported. Abusalama, a 30-year-old Ph.D. candidate from Gaza, had previously been […]
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has denounced African Union (AU) decision to grant Israel observer status as a “double mistake”, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. “We were not the ones who initiated the granting of […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Saturday called on the African Union (AU) to withdraw Israel’s observer status, stressing that accepting it as an observer in the AU will be an unmerited reward for its […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Palestinian crew and actors continue to film scenes for the series ‘Qabdat al-Ahrar,’ which translates to ‘Fist of the Free’ in Arabic, on Thursday, February 3, in the northern Gaza […]
South Africa’s former chief justice on Thursday apologized for comments he made in 2020 pledging support for Israel, the New Arab reported. The apology came nearly a year after Mogoeng Mogoeng, who is a devout […]
An upcoming visit to Cambridge University by the extreme right-wing Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, has sparked outrage amongst student groups, the Middle East Monitor reported on Friday. Citing Cambridge University’s “proud tradition” […]
Israeli soldiers held a Palestinian family, including 7 minors, hostage in a storeroom, where they were attacked and beaten, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem revealed in a report published on Thursday. According to the report, […]
Legislators from Europe and North America have recently met to discuss various legislative options that lawmakers can pursue to end the import of goods produced in illegal Jewish settlements, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff US State Department spokesperson Ned Price dismissed Amnesty International’s report that labels Israel an ‘apartheid state’ during a news briefing on Tuesday, saying, “We don’t offer our own public comprehensive […]
By Ramzy Baroud A scheme is underway to withhold or to reduce payments made by the Palestinian Authority to the families of Palestinian prisoners. According to Israeli media, the Biden Administration has requested that […]
Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard, said on Wednesday that the organization will do everything possible to expose Israel’s practices of apartheid, Wafa news agency reported. During a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas […]
The Jerusalem municipality approved on Tuesday the building of 400 settlement units in the illegal Jewish settlement of Gilo, north of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. The project will include a […]
Israel has begun construction in the occupied Jordan Valley, in what Palestinians warn could be the start of a new illegal Jewish-only settlement, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinians in Al-Naqab, Jerusalem, the […]
Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian farmers while they were on their land on Wednesday night, near the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Rashid Tamimi, a local resident, told WAFA that […]
By Romana Rubeo On Tuesday, February 1, London-based international human rights group Amnesty International (AI) released an extraordinary report, which labels Israel an ‘apartheid state’. The report calls for Israel to be held accountable […]
By Iqbal Jassat The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) put together what appears to be a clumsy attempt to justify South Africa’s diplomatic ties to Israel. This feeble effort in response to justifiable […]
The US said on Tuesday that it expects a thorough criminal investigation and full accountability in the case of an elderly Palestinian-American who was found dead after being detained by Israeli forces in the occupied […]
Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh has boycotted an invite to the Dubai Expo 2020 over the United Arab Emirates’ normalization with Israel, The New Arab reported. The singer, who says she declined many other official […]
Jewish settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the northern West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday overnight, sparking confrontations with local residents, the official Palestinian news agency reported. A sizable Israeli force, comprising dozens of military vehicles […]
Israeli occupation forces have arrested 35 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, Safa news agency reported on Tuesday. According to Safa, at least 20 people were arrested in the Al-Amari refugee camp near […]
By Paul Salvatori Recently the Ontario provincial government announced a formal partnership with two Canadian advocacy groups, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies and Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), both […]
Newly- studied archives showing Israel’s intention to forcibly displace thousands of Palestinians from the Naqab Desert could help Bedouin communities claim back their lands, Israeli media reported on Monday. Professor Gadi Algazi, a historian from […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Navy is currently taking part in a massive US-led naval exercise which was launched on Monday, January 31, in the Red Sea, Israeli media reported. According to the […]
A large Israeli army force raided an area in the southern West Bank and demolished three Palestinian-owned structures and a water network, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local sources told WAFA that Israeli […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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